Thomas Goodwin Quotes
Heaven would be hell to me without Christ.
Citations
Goodwin, Thomas. The Works of Thomas Goodwin, Vol. 4. James Nichol, 1862.
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He was officially hanged for his offence of making this statement on January 8, 1697. His execution, which raised considerable concern, was the last execution for blasphemy in Britain.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910
Thomas Goodwin, known as "the Elder", was an English Puritan theologian and preacher, and an important leader of religious Independents. He served as chaplain to Oliver Cromwell, and was imposed by Parliament as President of Magdalen College, Oxford, in 1650. Christopher Hill places Goodwin in the "main stream of Puritan thought".